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| sven Eokaces To Ey | of | ed by C. M, Mundy and A. R. Allo- ii [i i I | Ii | y ™ | | | | wvestigations sixteen new charges of "'when he appear THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1930 TT _-- PAGE THREE ditions at Local Police Station Declared Appalling Tie Marsha' Jordan kb Investigating Fires Which "Occurred Here During 1928 'Action of Fire Marshal's De.| partment Follows Arrest om Arson Charge of James Seithers, Formerly of ' Oshawa 'BE LAID IN TORONTO Whitby Char Fire 1s (Alto Under Investigation -- 'Smithers Being Examined With a View to Finding ; Out Mental Condition Seven fires. of mysterious origin h occurred in the city during 1928 were investigated by Deputy Fire Marshal Jordan of Toronto, in £o-0 a jon with Fire E, Elli etective Ser- cant Flintoff of the local force, and tectives Waterhouse and Ewing, Toronto police headquarters, The fires which were Sivestigated i4ncluded three at the warehouse meth of the C.N.R. tracks and own- 0 ae in the office of the Lon- ' Life Insurance Co, 14% King street east, one in an apartment ov- er a garage at 111 Bond street, one in a residence at 128 Rosedale avenue and one which completely destroyed a home on™ Beverly treet, Westmount, | The action 'of the fire marshal fol- laws the arrest of James Smithers, 'formerly ot this city, who is at pre sent on a in custody charged with Setting re toa church in Scarboro' when damage of $14,000 swas done, As the result of .the. in- arson may be ainst Smithers, fore ro Magiiaie eth in the copnty ting upon 'the case the To- "stated this 'morning : There: will be charges of setting to nine Toronto churches against when the detectives seek 'week's remand in custody next Frida Potics . allege that Smithers is a | mens case, and ianer who are onounce a not be fires investigated by the auth have been found to have or. from surplices of members choir and carpets in the ves- miths has been under suspicion here Jor some time it was learned ie vesided in gad ity t t years and it is worthy of note that Three Fears ago he was instrumental in i Srgant zing a volun- teér fire company, in Westmount. To: investigate some anew facts to light in connection with which gutted All Saints' An- Church here on the night of i" 14th, 1927, Detect! ns ative of the arrived in Whitby he EEE et Ey Sine | MAE TREE SURVEY A survey of the a the streets in the city with the intention of plant- ing trees where needed, will be made by the city propetty com mittee of the city council, a mo- tion authorizing the committee to do this moved by Alderman Sulley at the city council meet ng last night having been car- ried unanimously, A report will be the committee wing the streets where existing trees have been badiy mutilated and should be replaced, together with the cost of the work. A tree planting program was advocated in the inaugural ade dress of Mayor Mitchell in Jan uary, and the idea has been fav. orably received by. the city coun- i and by many 'citizens of the city, ROTARY CLUB OF CITY CELEBRATES Jrcismied by land and the Irish Sasa St, Patrick's Day, Parlors yesterday noon. were all Irish to the green shamrock, If St. Patrick had appeared to the snakes fans spoke with a distinet Scotch accent. or with no accent whatever, A. KE, O'Neill] Speaks A BE. O'Neill, Oshawa Colleglate and Vocational Institute, Wis the speaker yester- day, dnd In' a brief address which sparkled with wit and humor he touched upon the vast subject of "Ireland and the Irish." The name of the speaker suggests that he can (Continued on Page 11) GIVES ADDRESS Pickering A.Y.P.S. Hears Rev. P. Crath of T pers of the AY.P.§. were privil iw to have as speaker hing on n dhonder ni Ee of ji ai Mr, Crath has been twenty-two 'years, and Is well ac quainted with the conditions exist. + Rev, ¥ tions, Toronto, "| ing 'among 'his own people, bath in Ontario. and in other parts © Cahada, "He gave his audience a vivid ao thought, which the Ukrainians | have undergone for centuries, the reformation having begun in their me and, some time Hotere Luth : ) his revolt, in Setmany Ho hen ed a need of workers Pei ra Ukrainians in Ontario whieh number one hundred thous and, of which ninely-seven thous~ and are not touchéd by any rell- glous denomination. There are five hundred thous and in the whole of Canada, with the majority of them settled on farms in the West, Mr, Crath kept his audience ii» tensely interested Jhrougnon i jue be sure of a large audience should he he Jo our village another visi The devotional ar of the meet: "iid. pos was based on the twen- y= nird I Ya ah ji ducted db) BE hose pion Hg the PLE ldren, of n for a few J. Callaghan, | at ry Boag Mr, cud Mus. John +" | Murkar, 8 Yor of Toronto, called in on - Saturda, nan, of Torons | to, spent the at her WR a 31, PATRICK'S DAY A. E. O'Neill Speaks on Ire- the annivers sary of the patron saint of Erin's emerald isle, was appropriately ob. served at the regular luncheon of the Rotary Club held in Welsh's The rot» ariang for the time being at least nd the well-known Rotary wheel, emblematic of thelr » | organization gave way gracefully upon the scene he would have: received as great a seare as that which he gave who formerly ine habited Ireland when he discover ed that some of the Irish Rotar- principal of the ON UKRAINIANS oronto ring, Mar, 13--The mem= at their eter of The in Canada, count of the struggle for religious. a bg, 'Cal Sete] pont. 'third yea Miss J ey he the Fospitai I with her sister, Mrs, kh Robart Heaslip vie Vednesday, SEE ah a suo i tont_ ven . atohelor. 4 DEBENTURES FOR TECHNICAL SCHOOL BRING PAR PRICE $325,000 ISSUE BRINGS A PRICE OF 100 Entire 1929 Issue, $771,740, Sold at Average Price of 98 ll An offer to purchase the city's issue of $325,000 in debentures to cover the cost of eracting the tech. nical school at par, 100, and ac- orued interest, Wag accepted by the council last night. The purchas- res are the Dominion Securities Corporation = and the Canadien Bank of Commerce, acting jointly, These two firms, which gold the city's debenture issues of last year, were also sold the balance of the debentures being Issued this year, at various prices ranging from 06, 450 to 99.6565. The total issue, including technical school debent- ures, amounted to $771,740,64, and the average price on the whole issue was 98, which was consider- ed most satisfactory in view of prices being paid for other mun. fcipal issues on the present bond market, The two firms: interested had made an offer to purchase the tech. nied! school debentures, with an option on the others to be taken up as the others were sold, but just beforr the Council meeting last night this offer was amendéd .to provide for the purchase outright of the entire issue, This offer, even better than the original one, was accepted without comment by the council, The various {ssues, including the term, the amount, the interest rate and the price, were as follows: Fire engine, $6,200, five year, 5% per cent, price 09,650, Bridges, $9, 161, five year, b per cent, 98.288, Road nAChinory: $0,178, year, 5 per cent, 98.288, | Parks pavilion, ¥15,38497, 13 year, 6 per cent, 98.712, Watermains, $24,200, 15 year, 6 per cent,, 96,309, Sidewalks, 323, il 80, 10 year, § per cent, 97.2 Trunk sewers, i, 700, 15 year, 6 per cent., 96.359 Pavements, sewers and street ex- tenslons, $286,328.37, 15 year, per cent, 96,359, . MANCHESTER BRIEFS Manghester, Mar, 14. Residents here were sorry to learn of the serious iliness of our popular and highly esteemed teacher, Miss Blanche Reesor, Miss Reesor was 111 all night on Sunday but left for school on Monday morning thinks Ing her condition would improve. She closed the scnool at eleven o'clock dnd returned home, Dr Rennie was called in the afternoon and had her removed to the Port Perry Hospital, where an opera. tion for appendicitis was perform« ed that evening. The doctors found her appendix ruptured and her condition is very serious, Miss Jean Ferguson, Mr, and Mrs, White, of Toronto, paid a short visit here last week, Mrs, Thos, McKee was a visitor at the home of her daughter, Mry Cook, one day last week, Ivan Moore, and mr. and My, Nichols, of Oshawa; paid a shot visit at the home of Mr, and Mrs, frank Johnston, last week, Mr, Alwyn Owen and Miss Laura Thompson mdtored to Toronto one day last week. Miss H, M, Lamb, of Oshawa, was home over the week-end, Rev. R.J. Merriam made a brief visit at the home of Howard bob- son, on Nunday, The Utloa Ladies' Ald have in vited the Ladies' Aid of Manches- ter to attend a meeting held in the {Rica Church on Mar, 14th. Ihe Manchester Ladies' Ald are to provide three items toward tne or, Sire D, Christ) rv, Strong and D, le had some hay pressed this week, A successiul euchre ate uy' ov amma evening Ks Nice iourteen 'tables as a ra five 3 We by ladies ot the Club, Mrs, Albert Wilson and +ag. Mitchell won the prises Mrs, Cog Ane, . uttalo, was « recent / me her varents, M ren, lo. id ngtcn, vent ont Sunday. with ftr, " Dating the fas of Misg Ree @ of the. it oo SI a rt tekd also at the home of iv Fargnty coin Sunday at the oe of Mr Mrs, 3 Hours. M an LT PR o0re at the home of the Moore vised ents a few days last week, | m---------------------- Born | LITSTER---A( the Os the Oshawa General Hospital, on Tuesday, Mareh 14, 19380, a. alt Mrs, a d satan Lit ster, Halg street, a da Fay Barbara Aan, « round MN -------------------------- politicians put thelr oir ors get thelr n Whig. aerial on | Band we CITY AND DISTRICT NEWS PETITION FOR # IDEWALKS Petitions for sidewalks were' rer ceived by "the 'city: council last night from residents on the east side of Park yond from Punshon avenue to Colborne street, and the south side of Mitchell avenue from Verdun rond easterly, These petl- tions' will be considered by 'the Board of Works, SALARY INCREASED , The council last night, on recom= mendation of the finance commits tee, passed an increase in salary of §200 per year for C, Gi Luke, city assessor, ASK USUAL GRANT The, Oshawa Citizens' Band made application to the council! last night for its usual grant, The matter will be considered by the tinance committee, COMPLAINS T0 COUNCIL A complaint laid by ¥, Roberts, 126 Mill street, against the sani: tary condition of the property ad Jacent to his premises, was ve- ceived by the city connell last night and will receive consideration, ABSAULT CASE ADJOURNED The case of commen assault lald Against Bthel Billings of East Whitby township was adjourned in police court this morning when her counsel, A, W, 8. Greer, informed the court that the accused and himself had.been given to under« stand that the case did not come up until tomorrow, ANOTHER SIGN OF SPRING Spring is surely on the way, Yes terday afternoon about five o'clock a flock of wild ducks, about twenty five in number, passed over the city, heading in a northerly direction. The migration of the wild ducks is usually accepted ag one of the indi cations that spring is not far off, CLAIMS 8700 DAMAGES A'claim for over $700 damages was made to the city council last night by Miss J, Dillon, Miss Dillon 'wiated that she had suffered & fal) on Bimgne street south during the winter due to the slippery condi~ tion of the walk, and had frac. tured her hip, Her hospital and doctor's bill was already $640 and she would need medical attendance fof another two months, she claim. ed, The city clerk was instructed to notify the 4ty's Insurance come pany of the claim, POSTAL SERVICE Twice-dally "postal service will not be granted the College Hill dis trict at the present time, the eity council was informed last night by tho deputy postmaster general, The mall for this district 1s light, and ong delivery per day handles It. sufficiently well in the opinion of the department, It wag not gone sidered that 1t"was worth while to engage an extra mall carrier, which would be necessary if the service were improved, Better ser< vice will be considered as the vols ume of mall to this district ine« creases, however, the letter stated, NOT CLOSING STREETS It has been stated to The Timgs that a number of citizens of Mary and Division streets have gained a misleading impression, from a report published in The Times two weeks ago, The belief has been cur. rent. among many citizens of the district that the council was make ing an attempt to close portiony of both Division and Mary streets, The council was not contemplating closing these streets, but was ens deavoring to find some means of preventing pedestriaps from walks Ing down the pavement in the middle of the street, A large Aume« ber of employees of General Mot. ors follow the very dangerous pracs tice of walking up and down the middie of 'the street dnstead of using the sidewalk, and it is this practice the counell wishes to cur. tall, LOCAL FARMERS T0 BANQUET CITY SERVICE CLUBS Fine Entertainment Being "Provided at Gathering Tonight The General Motors Auditorium will be the scens tonight of an unusual event when the farmers of the district, who have banded themselves together under the name of the Husbandmen of South Ontario will entertain the mem. bers of the Rotary Club, the Kis wanis Club, and the city council, A sumptuous banquet has been prepared and 'the farmers are going to a great deal of trouble in order to make the evening, o complete. success, The program remains somewhat of a mystery as the committee in charge is not disclosing all that is taking place tonight, A consid. erable sum {4 being spent how ever in order to provide some high class entertainment and it fa learned on good authority that the famous Professor shush will be present from Toronto, It will be recalled that in the past the Rotarians and Kiwanians visited the country and provided an evening for the, faymers, Osh awa's rural neighburs are there- for returning the compliment by visiting the city and attempting o Janguet and program on a large scale, BETHESDA BRIEFS Bethesda, March. 10, = Kenneth Fraser motored from Toronto and spent the week end with Mr, and Mrs, D, K, Fraser, Miss Bertha Cole visited Mr, 'and Mrs, J. As Werry at Enniskillen over the week end. Mr, and Mrs, Everton White and Edith, motored to. Port Hope on Sa- turday and visited Mr, and Mrs, White, Mr, and Mys, Sidney Hoan afid Lloyd motored to Toronto on Tues« day and spent the day, Urs. Rundle has returned from 'a weelts visit with lier daughter, Mrs, Eslie Oke. Miss Winaifred Cole and Ward Wilbert motored from Toronto on Sadar and visited Mr, and Mrs: J, ole, Ralph Johns motored {rons Toron to on Sunday: and' visited at the homes of J, R. R. and T. J. T, Cole, Mrs. WG. Rundle 'was called to Detroit on Sunday on account of the death of Mr, «Sylvester Potter of that city, Mrs, George Toll of New: castle accompanied Mrs, Rundle, SAMS R Mage sap is runnin'! ol in ought to be Back here in A wood-lot Along with dad and me. Buckets all a-brimmin® en in the mornings we Take th and stone boat To gather from cach tree. Fires are just a-rourin' A 'sap B. 'bailing down, a maple 'syru \ Vid ' 4 aol brown, Woods seem all a-qul : With birds ad aay and things; ' That beats all, x Jicasiree pur 0 dy Eos Forest, Mas OFFER REWARD OF $100 FOR FINDING BODY OF WM. SMITH Was Swept Over Dam at Whitevale During Flood of March 8 (By Staff Correspondent) Plokering, March 18.~-No trace has yet been found of Wm, L. Smith; 78-year-old miller of Whitevale, who was swept over the mill dam and jato the swirling waters of Dutfin's Creek when he lost his balance and fell into the dam while assisting Judson Pugh. also of Whitevnle, in lifting the planks in the waste lock on Sate urday, March the 8th, Although search parties have scoured both banks of the creek for several miles below the dam the body of the aged miller has not been recovered. A reward of $100 has been of: tered for the ne '~g of the drown: ed man and everything possible is being done to locate the body, Wm, Smith had been operating the Whitevale will for a number of years, having beun employed by the Leary estate. The day the acai: (ant occurred tne creek had be come swollen with heavy rains and melted snow and Smith was open fog the waste lock in order to save the dam from possible damage, KEDRON PERSONALS Kedron, March 18 ~Congratula~ tions are being extended to Mr and Mrs, Roy "Herturn on the birth of a son, The concert held in the church on Tuesday everfing, March 11, un der the auspices of the Adult Bible Class was a decided success, The play, "Mother Mine", presented by the Tuxis boys 6f King 8t, Church, Oshawa, and assisted by a few young ladies was the main feats ure of the progvam, The play, though humorous ut times and very pathetic the next moment, carried with it a good moral and like dll good plays and also true to lite ended up by showing that good resulted from putting trust and faith in the outeast and brought happinem to those cone cerned, The musie wag supplied by a four plece orchestra from Oshawa which was generous with its num- PE Miss Doris Nesbitt, elooutionist, bf Oshawa, . sxcelien herself in the | bond resentation of "Levinsky at the 'edding" and the imitation of a school children's Friday afterncon m, The proceeds were 27.85, 4 Myr, and Mra, E, Davis, Mr, and Mrs, L, Hancock attended the funer@ of the late Miss Emily Bun so, udokith, op. Monday. The Burton family were former highly residents «of this com: unit, NM aid] Mrs, Harvey Crossman pant Thursday in Toronto. and Mra, BH, Davis were Ye« cent visitors with Mr, and Mrs, Ih Beath, Brooklin, Miss Lorraine Pascoe has been he We ued 0 oy. Juve with her aunt, Bt nd oy , J Luke a wr Ww. L. Mountjoy attended the funeral on Thursday of the late | Jy Jo Smith of Baniskillen, inter ment took place at Bowmanville cemetery, t- it NEW LADDER TRUCK 10 COST OSHAWA $1,091 COMPLETE TENDER OF BICKLE CO, WOODSTOCK, 1S ACCEPTED Purchase of Fire Hose, Uni forms, Ete.,' Is Authorized The new ladder truck being add- ed to the equipment of the Oshawa Fire Department will cost $7,090.98, somplete. It will be delivered about June 1, it is expected, This figure, which was the amount of the tender | the Bickle Fire Ens gine Company of Woodstock Ont, was almost $1000 lower than the sity council's estimate, The ladder wa on will be mounted on a GMC, chassis and will be built according to specifications laid down by the coun. ell which include the provision of a high pressure water tower for fight- ing fires in high buildings, ete: The truck will carry three times as many ladders as the present ladder equips ment, and will be of the modern style in use in the larger cities, The Bickle Company, an all-Canadian concern, previously supplied the two pumping engines low in use by the fire department, This company was also given an order by the council last night for the supply of seven salvage covers, 10 by 12 feet in size, to be used in protecting goods from water dam- age during a fire, The purchase of these was recommended in the rece ent report of the Canadian Fire Un. derwriters Association, The offer of the town of Whitby for the purchase of the ladders on the present wagon at a price of $150 was accepted, delivery to be made after the new equipment Is delivered to Oshawa, The purchase of 600 feet of fire hope at a price of $140 per foot; a total cost of $840, was also author. ized, This will be bought from three companies, 200 feet from cach, the Gutta Percha Rubber Co, the Dunlop Rubber Co, and the By-lateral Hose Co, The city clerk was authorized to call for tenders for the supply of twenty regulation firemen's uniforms with 'extra trousers, 84 firemen's shirts, and 22 regulation firemen's hats, in separate tenders. The fire chiel was authorized to purchase one uniform and an overcoat for his own use, He was also given authority to purchase a number of small fittings, expanders, rings, hydrant gates, ete. for the fire department from Wilson & Cousins, Toronto, ENFIELD COUPLE ARE HONORED ON MOVING TO OSHAWA Presentation Is Made to Mr. and Mrs, Edgar Prescott Enfield, Mar, 12~The neighbors and friends of Mr and Mrs, Edgar Prescott gathered at their home on Tuesday cvening to spend & social evening with them before they de- parted for their new home in Oshe "The Ladies Ald presented Mra, Prescott with a toaster stove with the following address: "Dear Mrs, Prescott «= No doubt you are very much surprised to find us all gathered here tonight, but we are very glad to be here as it als fords us an opportunity to veice the sentiments we earnestly' feel in our hearts, and we could not allow you to leave us without expressing in some way how very sorry we are to have you geo. *. 1 a member of our Ladies' Ald vou did your part and did it gra. ciously and willin net, Whatever you could do, you did, It is well to res member that in the Divine economy of universal things, every dee done, every kindly word spoken, every worthy impulse fostered, lives on and on, and blesses ot oo those who give, but also those wh receive. Therefore we feel that we shall miss you greatly, not only your help, but also your presence, "Tonig it we wish to give some tangible expression to our feelings and so we ask you to accept this gilt as a slight token of our appre ciation, * We trust that as the years come and go it may always remind you of Jour hang associations in our ad Ve trust that the of memory which op us 'to gether, may not soon by! broken, and that an All Wise Providence watch over you. and keep you ~ urs, 1s our 'earnest desire. Signed on behalf of the Ladies! Ald, == Mes, L, Pascoe, Mra: J. Stas Mrs, T, Bowman, Prescott thanked thé ladies for their parting gift, The evening passed very plLasantly, Games, cons tests and musle furnished the enters tainment, Trall, Mra, H, Harmony, 'the week end with Mr, and John Hepburn, Ri Wallace , Pascoe visited at Blackstock. Dr, and Mrs, W, G. McCullach, Orono, visited. at the heme of John MeCullogh h, Mra, Cecil Branton, Oshawa, vise ited Mrs, S. Page. Miss Vlizabeth Pascoe, Toronto, Miss Helen Pascoe, Nick, and Mr, and Mrs, H, L. 'Pascoe, © Columbus, visited at the home of Li C, Pascoe. Sanitary Inspector Hubbell Asks City Council to Take = EXTEND HILLCROFT ST. A recommendation of the Town Planning Commission eof the city urging that action be taken at once to connect the two portions of 'Hillcroft street cast and west of the Oshawa Railway spur line, was received by the city council last night and refer~ red to the city property come mittee, H, W: Cooper, manager of the Oshawa Rallway Company, also wrote the council asking for ack nowledgment of a deed given the city by the railway company, conveying slightly over one-quar- ter of an atte of land to the city to make the easterly extension of the street a 66-fobt street, On the recommendation of the city property committee, the deed was agecepted with thanks, and notis fication to this effect will be sent to Mr, Cooper vo RICHMOND STREET CITIZENS PROTEST TRUNK SEWER GOST Petition Council to Have Cost Spread Over the , Whole City A vigorous protest a ainst having to pay for a portion of the cost of a trunk sewer laid on Richmond street was made to the city council last night by residents of the street. A delegation appeared before the council supporting a written petirion signed by practically all residents of the street from Mary street to Me. Millan Drive. Their contention was that a large trunk storm sewer had been laid last year along the strect for the sole purpose of preventing flooding in the business section, Rich mond street was a dry street and no storm sewer was needed as far as the actual residents were concerned, it was pointed out by the delega- tion, It was further contended by the residents that other trunk sewers, notably one constructed in the cen tral purt of the city last year, were charged as a general tax against the whole eity, City Clerk Hare pointed out that the sewer in the centre of the city had been constructed under a niand- story order of the Provincial De- partment of Health, and gould not be assessed against the frontages as a local improvement, The sewer on Richmond street, while a trunk sew» er, had been constructed as a focal improvement and advertised as such, and the residents had ample oppor tunity to protest against its cone Struction before work was started on t Mayor Mitchell further pointed out that this was a 36-inch sewer; giving extra protection from flooding to the residents if they wanted tie up with it, and the frontage adsessment, Ring cents per foot, was the same f the sewer were only an 8-inch . "Nine cents a foot does not pay the cost of digging the hole" the mayor exclaim stating that th city as a whole was paying most' of the cost, Upon the suggestion of the mayor and Alderman Hart, the Hoard "of Works was instructed to prepare a report for the atisfaction. o the residents, as to wi ing 2s part © work, ADVANGE SHOWING OF BRITISH FILM 0 anes cost ot of ho d| Oshawa Sees First Canadian "Presentation of "High Treason" An advance showing of the Gau: mont-Britiah Fim opr sons sational aational nl talking gee He's th tae og. t rats Bee he ~ vey © Regen tre Thuraday and Friday of Po week, was made before Mayor Mitehell, members of the city 'council and oth or olvio bodles, public officials, and business Ts i the oity who were the guests of a at the he Alm {8 futuristio in nature bd resents many novel and Starenting ihrer while it is eo ries tonne drama. The st: struggle between th and peace fifteen oli a bi Ah {hating ng love Mor, BA ro 8 1a hog Cana sentation' of of Bn h Treason" an {a proposed to He the local --- fences in order to find how ich they appreciate this great 1) int film effort, Pay Tribute to Former Dictator" Irun, Spaln---Religlous cores monte gwere conduoted over the body of former Premier Primo de Rivern, one time Spanish dlotator, loh arrived here from Paris this hoy wi will Jou in Banas] ! Lontant, H at Roig will be obs served at the funeral ceremonies in Action to Relieve Situation Tolls of 21 Men Being Coop: ed Up in Room Approxis mately 18 by 25 Feet in Size on Night of Feb, & CONTRAVENTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH ACT Condition Would Not Be Allowed in Private Home, Much Less in Public Ine stitution, He Declares The spectucle presented at the Oshawa police station is an appalling one, declared Sanitary Inspector D, A, Hubbell in n letter to the elty council last- night, urging that ime mediate action be taken for the bets termuent of conditions of prisoners und lodgers who have to spend the | night in the inadequate and obsolete cells, The Sanitary Inspector quoted his observations of the conditions on one night, that of Feb, 5, On this night, 17 lodgers were given shelter, and four prisoners were locked in the cells, Thus there were 21 persons in a room 17 ft, 7 In. by 25 ft. 2 ins in size und 12 £t, 6 in, high, giving 208 ouble feet of air space only per individual, "Conditions such as the one In reference are not permissible in prive ate homes, under the Public Health Act of Ontario, mueh les in publie institutions of municipal ownership," declared the inspector, He continued: "It was my privils ego to call about midnight at the police station and the spectacle which was presented was appalling. Two lodgers on top of the prisoners' cages, one lodger tucked up in A narrow alley-way at the east of the cages, and the floor covered with bumanity, women oh " "To those who are unfortunate ene ough to have to ask for shelter for the night, it must seem rather tough to go into a place like this and have to spread out their overcoat, if they have one, and lie down on a cemend floor with their band for a pillow, "Is it not. possible that some place can be obtained for those who res quest a night's lodging, without hava ing 10 coop them up in such a small apace, and where it is most uncom fortable, thus enabling the look-up to be left for its intended use, Which would be for prisoners alone? DIES IN TORONTO Mrs, BE, Kaye and children wish "to thank all their friends and Jolabbars for their kindness dure the sickness and death (13 Mp, and Ned, Alfred Nortou: wish to thank thelr many kin 'friends and neighbora for the kin expressions of sympathy shown them in the recent death of telat infant son, Harold, (60 Thankful to the Holy Souls, on. Anthony: and the Little Mower fou favour received, Ny We (88a) obo Ton! DANow, ™w a Rau, Count nin hg ing, Good mu on PY (hn EVERYHODY ate T0 osen Friend al Stig Roieick Dunce ut ~ ednesday, March 19th, Seq the Fai : fe bi age Rose Garden. gies by cr NM pk 3 od al Thureday, Mo g and. Willam FAL M.InA the Spanish capital, wiv wi Nuala by the Olde Tyme -- aA ---- Hay